Woven-wire art canvas



- Feb. 8, 1927. L FRANCIS wovmz WIRE ART CANVAS Filed April 9.- 1926 i 'INV'ENTOR Zouzsfranca;

A TTORNE Y Patented Feb. '8 1927.

[UNITED s [rs (Louis FRANCIS, OF MIAMI, FL onInA.

- WOVEN-WIRE Application median This invention relates to canvases-for art purposes such as paintings and the like and' has special reference to a woven metal art canvas." i v V One important object of the invention is to provide a novel form of surface on which painting, lithographing and the like may be performed.

A second important object of the inventionis to provide an improved fonn of painting surfacewhich is practically indestructible in its nature A third important object of the invention is to provide a novel arrangement of binding or edging for such a canvas. 1

With the above andother objects in view as'will be hereinafter apparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel de- 7 tails of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed. I v g In the accompanying-drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts 'in the several views, and:

Figure 1' is a general face View of the invention, the view showing the method of construction.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail exaggerated in size to more clearly disclose the construction of the edging, the filling coat being broken away and the view being partly diagrammatic.

. This art canvas is formed from a woven wire sheet 10 and at each edge several of the wires parallel to that edge are drawn out as at 11 in Figure 1. This leaves the wires perpendicularto the edge projecting outwardly, this step in the manufacture being analogous to forming a fringe on a napkin,

doily or the like so that the sheet of wire mesh may be said to have fringed edges. The strands forming these fringes are all. bent to lie in parallel and overlapping po- 4 sition as at 12 and around these fringe strands is wound a binding 13 preferably by flexible wire although any other suitable material may be employed. In order, to stiffen the edges a reinforcing wire 14 is bound in with'the fringe strands as shown and this wire may be of any desired thickness to suit the size of the canvas. Furthermore, a reinforcing lacing 15 may be led through holes 16 spaced from the edge to hold the wire 14; in'place and prevent from deterioration or corrosion due to atf 'i iicsgv ART canvas.

1326;, Serial'rl'o- 101 ,0116.

', the fringe strands from pulling out of the be performed and the 'edgedsheet coated so that the coating protects all of the wires mospheric influences. i i A sheetthus prepared has all of the advantages of the ordinary artists canvas without requiring stretching and, since it is made from wire, is much less subj ect'to accidental tearsand holes besides being practically indestructible by time. g 7

Obviously the canvas may be mounted in a frame 18 in the ordinary manner.

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kind describe-d and for the vpurpose specified Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is i v 1. In an art canvas, a woven wire sheet having fringed edges, the strands of the fringe being arranged in parallel overlappingrelation, and means to bind the overlapping fringe strands together;

2. In an art canvas,.a'woven wire sheet having fringed edges, the strands of the fringe being arranged in parallel overlapping relation, a reinforcing wire extending around said sheet and contacting with the overlapping fringe strands, and means to bind said overlapping fringe strandsv to- I gether and to the reinforcing wire. i

3. In an art canvas, a woven wire sheet having fringed edges, the strands of the fringe being 1 arranged in parallel. overlapping relation, a reinforcing wire extend: ing around saidsheet and contacting with the overlappin" fringestrands, means to bind said over apping fringe strands to gether and to'the reinforcing wire, and a lacing extending around the binding means and through the sheet at points spaced from the edges of said sheet. 1

- 4. In an art canvas, a woven wire sheet having fringed edges, the strands of the ing strand'woundspirally about the over- 1 i lapping fringe strands and reinforcing Wire. 5. Inan'art canvas, a'woven wire sheet 7 havingfringecl edges, the strands of the fringe 7 being arranged in parallel over-- lapping-relation, a reinforcing Wire extend-- ingaround said sheet and contacting with" I the Overlapping fringe strands, a binding" strand wound spirally about the overlapping fringe strands and reinforcing'wire, and alacing extending around the binding means. and-through the sheet at points spaced from the edges of said sheet.

"6'. In an art'canvas, a Woven wire sheet having fringed" edges, the strands of the fringe being arranged in parallel overlapping relation, a reinforcing Wire extending around said sheet and-contacting with the overlapping fringe strands, a binding strandwound spirally about the overlapping fringe strands and relnforclng wlre, a lacing extending around the b nding means and through the sheet at points spaced from the a LOUIS FRANCIS. 

